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For the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game, see 1997 Sugar Bowl.Postseason college football game between the Youngstown State Penguins and the McNeese State CowboysCollege football gameThe 1997 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Youngstown State Penguins and the McNeese State Cowboys. The game was played on December 20, 1997, and was the first I-AA title game contested at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Youngstown State, 10\u20139.[3]The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1997 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.[4]Table of ContentsYoungstown State Penguins[edit]McNeese State Cowboys[edit]Game summary[edit]Scoring summary[edit]Game statistics[edit]References[edit]Further reading[edit]External links[edit]Youngstown State Penguins[edit]Youngstown State finished their regular season with a 9\u20132 record (4\u20132 in conference).[5] Seeded eighth in the playoffs, the Penguins defeated ninth-seed Hampton, first-seed Villanova, and third-seed Eastern Washington to reach the final. This was the fifth appearance for Youngstown State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won three titles (1991, 1993, and 1994) against one loss (1992).McNeese State Cowboys[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4McNeese State finished their regular season with a 10\u20131 record (6\u20131 in conference).[6] The Cowboys, seeded sixth, defeated 11-seed Montana, second-seed Western Illinois, and fourth-seed Delaware to reach the final. This was the first appearance for McNeese State in a Division I-AA championship game.Game summary[edit]Scoring summary[edit]Scoring summaryQuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScorePlaysYardsTOPYSUMSU15:3010544:01MSU22-yard field goal by Shonz LaFrenz0322:1914526:22YSU21-yard field goal by Mark Griffith3338:085282:51MSU37-yard field goal by LaFrenz3630:519384:45MSU46-yard field goal by LaFrenz3948:089663:54YSURenauld Ray 9-yard touchdown reception from Demond Tidwell, Griffith kick good109“TOP” = time of possession.  For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.109[1][7]Game statistics[edit]1234TotalNo. 8 Penguins030710No. 6 Cowboys30609  StatisticsYSUMSUFirst downs1211Plays\u2013yards60\u201320057\u2013201Rushes\u2013yards39\u20137329\u201358Passing yards127143Passing: comp\u2013att\u2013int12\u201321\u2013014\u201328\u20131Time of possession31:3728:23TeamCategoryPlayerStatisticsYoungstown StatePassingDemond Tidwell11\u201320, 110 yds, 1 TDRushingJake Andreadis16 car, 47 ydsReceivingTim Tyrrell4 rec, 54 ydsMcNeese StatePassingBlake Prejean14\u201328, 143 yds, 1 INTRushingWilliam Davis19 car, 59 ydsReceivingDonnie Ashley4 rec, 45 yds[1][3]References[edit]^ a b c d “Youngstown State vs McNeese State”. ysusports.com. December 20, 1997. Retrieved February 21, 2019.^ “Recipients Named For Seventh Annual Golden Whistle Merit Awards” (PDF). NCHSAA Bulletin. Vol.\u00a065, no.\u00a04. Summer 2013. p.\u00a04. Retrieved February 21, 2019.^ a b “Youngstown Wins 4th Championship Penguins Use Improvised Play To Squeeze By Mcneese State”. The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. December 21, 1997. Retrieved February 21, 2019.^ “I-AA football playoffs”. Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 24, 1997. p.\u00a0D4. Retrieved February 8, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Youngstown State Penguins 1997 Schedule”. cfbinfo.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.^ “McNeese State Cowboys 1997 Schedule”. cfbinfo.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.^ “NCAA I-AA Championship”. The Advocate. Newark, Ohio. December 21, 1997. p.\u00a02B. Retrieved February 21, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.Further reading[edit]External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/1997-ncaa-division-i-aa-football-championship-game\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1997 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game"}}]}]